Portuguese studio OODA has designed a training centre for Saudi football club Al Nassr, which will have a triangular-patterned facade informed by the country’s traditional architecture. Currently under construction beside the club’s existing Al-Awwal Park stadium… Read More »OODA reveals latticed training facility for Al Nassr FC in Saudi Arabia
Architect Keiji Ashizawa saw the planning process as “solving a puzzle” when creating this house in central Tokyo, which features wooden louvres for privacy. Designed for a couple and their three children, the three-storey House… Read More »Tropical hardwood and reinforced concrete form House in Minami-Azabu
Toy manufacturer Lego has released its Smart Play system, which includes Lego bricks, tags and minifigurines with built-in sensors and a tiny speaker that make play interactive at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las… Read More »Lego releases “ground-breaking” reponsive Smart Brick system
Design studio Safwat by Safwat has balanced a bar, lounge, and restaurant programme at Funny Bar in New York‘s Lower East Side, using glass brick and postmodern details. Working with New York entertainment operators Tom… Read More »Safwat by Safwat balances “humor, clarity, and restraint” at Funny Bar in New York
The first major traffic congestion pricing in the US, which rolled out a year ago today in New York City, has been considered a success according to the Metropolitan Transit Authority and New York governor… Read More »“Congestion pricing works” in New York City say officials after a year in action
As the annual CES tech fair kicks off in Las Vegas, Samsung has launched a minimalist speaker by French designer Erwan Bouroullec, distinguished by a narrow, arched body that’s not much thicker than a picture… Read More »Erwan Bouroullec disguises Samsung speaker as an abstract sculpture